Scalloping Series

Commissioned by National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
Year: 2016Photographer: James Teng

Scalloping
Series studied the ancient handicraft of the barkcloth making and explored further modalities of this
gradually ceased craftsmanship. The barkcloth, also known as tapa, is a type of cloth made of bark fibers or
inner bark strips of mulberry trees.

Through a process of soaking and beating, the bark is enlarged to produce thin fibrous sheets of cloth primarily for everyday needs and ceremonial uses across Oceania.

Scalloping
Series 探究樹皮布這項屬於南島的古老工藝技術。以構樹樹皮為原料，剝下後經過水泡、捶打使之柔軟並延展成纖維，是一種以非紡織技術製成的布。

Based on corresponding characteristics of each piece of barkcloth, different techniques were applied. Each item retains the original structure of a branch and parts of its raw surface connecting to the wooden handle.

Final results are twelve fans and brooms elaborating with varied shapes and textures.
Scalloping Series — made of sheer mulberry branches with reconfigured bark and sticks — develops forms derived from floral motifs which intend to reveal natural states of the raw fiber.

最後成品為十二件扇子與掃帚，不同於傳統取出細枝、粱穗綁束，Scalloping Series 由纖維的延展，一體成型作為扇面和掃帚，再與除去皮的構樹原木組合為柄，回歸其原始的姿態。